<p>Due to the continuous Cyclone Fengal-induced heavy rainfall, all government and government-aided schools, private schools and all colleges in Puducherry will remain closed on Tuesday, December 3, Education Minister A Namassivayam has said. The decision came after Puducherry received 50 centimetres of rainfall overnight, the highest in the last 30 years.</p>
<p>The flood caused by Cyclone Fengal has destroyed 1,29,000 hectares of crops in the districts of Villupuram, Kallakurichi and Tiruvannamalai.</p>
<p>(<em>This is a developing story and is being updated</em>.)</p>